Shrinking the cat

Informationen zum Autor Sue Hubbell was the author of eight books, including A Country Year and New York Times Notable Book A Book of Bees. She wrote for the New Yorker, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Smithsonian, and Time, and was a frequent contributor to the "Hers" column of the New York Times.  Klappentext In this timely and controversial work, Sue Hubbell contends that the concept of genetic engineering is anything but new, for humans have been tinkering with genetics for centuries. Focusing on four specific examples ? corn, silkworms, domestic cats, and apples ? she traces the histories of species that have been fundamentally altered over the centuries by the whims and needs of people. Zusammenfassung In this timely and controversial work, Sue Hubbell contends that the concept of genetic engineering is anything but new, for humans have been tinkering with genetics for centuries. Focusing on four specific examples — corn, silkworms, domestic cats, and apples — she traces the histories of species that have been fundamentally altered over the centuries by the whims and needs of people.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hubbell, Sue Hubbell
• Con la collaborazione di: Liddy Hubbell (Illustrazione)
• Editore: External catalogues US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 23.10.2003
• EAN: 9780618257485
• ISBN: 978-0-618-25748-5
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 202 mm x 14 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Biochimica, biofisica; Evolution, molecular biology, biotechnology, History of Science, Biology, life sciences, Cellular biology (cytology), Biomedical engineering, Genetics (non-medical), Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biology, SCIENCE: History, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Cell Biology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, SCIENCE: Biotechnology, MEDICAL: Biochemistry, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Biochemistry, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING: Biomedical, LAW: Medical Law & Legislation